Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber with copper and mahogany tones; the two decades of sherry cask have produced a richly colored whisky
Nose
A rare aged cask strength Lagavulin from sherry wood. 21 years has produced remarkable integration between peat and sherry. The peat has evolved from assertive to graceful — smoldering embers, incense, and gentle woodsmoke. Rich oloroso sherry delivers dark fruit, dark chocolate, and Christmas pudding. Old leather and polished oak. Sea salt is subtle but persistent — a mineral backbone rather than overt brine. Dried roses and gentle tobacco. Profoundly complex
Palate
Cask strength delivery at 56.5% with two decades of integration behind it. The peat-sherry marriage is seamless: dry elegant smoke, dark dried fruit, dark chocolate, and leather intertwine without any single element dominating. The maritime character has become atmospheric — salinity and mineral depth rather than literal seaweed. Espresso and dark treacle. Oak tannins provide structure without astringency. A dignified, noble whisky that rewards slow contemplation. Water reveals honey, candied citrus, and aromatic herbs
Finish
Very long, dignified finish. Peat, sherry, leather, and dark chocolate unfold slowly. Maritime salt provides the framework. Tobacco and old books on the very end. A whisky that finishes as elegantly as it begins — the Lagavulin hallmark amplified by age and quality casks
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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